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# The Black Frescoes
- URL: https://www.cascadepbs.org/show/pompeii-the-new-dig/extras/the-black-frescoes-fofex5/
- Published: 2024-05-10T14:30:33.000Z
- Updated: 2025-08-21T13:58:38.000Z
- Description: Pompeii’s director, Dr. Gabriel Zuchtriegel, reveals painted frescoes on black walls.
- Author: Cascade PBS Staff
- Tags: Pompeii: The New Dig, #ZZZ_Show_08317354-6401-4583-b8d0-525c32306abd, #v1.7, #ZZZ_Extra_866c48c2-84b6-4701-ab3b-5db2bc164e4e, #extra

Pompeii’s director, Dr. Gabriel Zuchtriegel, reveals an incredible discovery in a room in the new wealthy house. Intricate frescoes depicting scenes from Homer’s Iliad painted on black walls.